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Various religions suggest that there's a "special" hell for certain sins (hurting children, being cruel to animals, using the word "blog" as a verb, etc). Who else needs a "special" hell?

Barry Monahan: I think all hells are special, but I'm sure there's a certain hell for people who make up stupid questions. (Editor's Note: Yep. It's right next to the special hell for people who accept free publicity with poor grace.)

Due to poor financial planning, you've got to eat for an entire week on only US$10. What do you buy, food-wise?

Mike Monahan: The ole' Costco hotdog and soda. $1.50. If you eat one third of it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, that's enough food to rock on. Otherwise probably stealing.

What's the worst injury you've ever suffered for your art (i.e. second degree burns from shorted-out mic, broken leg from failed stage dive)? Tell us about it.

Barry Monahan: I once got neck ache from head-banging at practice. It was very funny.

You've got unlimited funding and technical expertise to make an IMAX movie on the topic of your choice. What do you choose? Describe the obligatory vertigo-inducing camera shot that makes the entire audience clutch their stomachs.

Barry Monahan: I would make a movie about space. In the movie, the audience will be left gasping for air by the first person shot of the international space station as it hurtles towards Uranus or your anus, whichever is closer.

You've locked your car keys inside the tour van and don't have AAA. How do you get the door open?

Barry Monahan: I borrow a wire coat hanger from someone. I straighten it out and create a small loop at the end. Carefully, I slip the hook between the black foam pads that seal the door jamb. I wriggle the former hanger around, hooking the door lock. I tilt the hanger up and delicately yank the hanger. Repeat until goal is achieved.

In the UK, trying to kill the Queen is still technically a capital offence. If the Queen tried to commit suicide and failed, could she be sentenced to death? Explain.

Barry Monahan: She can and would. By the time she got through with herself, she'd be begging for death. But no, death is too good for her, the callous cold-blooded attempted-self-murderer. I suggest we summon the Goodly Sir Paul McCartney the Vegan and Sir Mick Jagger the Fey to suit up in their best chain-mail armour and hunt her down on their noblest steeds. Before they deliver her to the hell for suicides, the grim reaper and Sir Elton John will join hands and sing "Candle in the Wind 2005."

If you were a 50ft high Tyrannosaurus Rex, would you use your powers for good or evil? Who would you go after first?

Mike Monahan: EVIL. Definitely. I would go after the fattest, slowest dinosaur I could find. If it were in modern time I would probably go after Republicans.

You've decided to write a musical. What's it about and who's the star?

Mike Monahan: Musicals are the worst. I can't think of anything worse. But if I had to it would be about Levittown, NY -- the first American suburb. And it would star Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall.

Everyone likes at least one cheesy/crappy song that totally kills their cred. What's yours?

Barry Monahan: Right now it's "Toxic" by Britney Spears... I know, it's old, but Mike sent me a pretty awesome Local H cover of it recently.

Will it ever truly be possible to "rock the vote", or will apathy, indifference and laziness always triumph over activism?

Mike Monahan: Well, that depends on how much money MTV wants to put behind it that year.

Barry Monahan: Is the "vote or die" option still on the table?

You want to cry? I'll give you something to cry about. What would you like to cry about?

Mike Monahan: Crying is for babies. Has anyone ever seen Lemmy from Motörhead cry? No.

12.If you could watch one historical event re-enacted by a cast of chimpanzees, which one would it be, and why?

Barry Monahan: I would like to watch evolution re-enacted by chimpanzees.

What is the coolest tattoo you've ever seen (and don't choose one of your own)?

Barry Monahan: I saw an awesome photo of this Sabbath tattoo on this one dude's back. It was killer.

How long after an unopened gallon of milk's "use-by" date has passed would you be willing to use it?

Barry Monahan: Well, that one's up to your individual preference. Some people can smell turned milk better than others. I have a deviated septum, so my rule is "drink until it tastes sweet."

What is the most unusual item you've thrown up on/in?

Barry Monahan: I threw up chili and Pepto Bismol on a coffee table while I was sleeping.

Do you prefer the term "underwear" or "underpants"? What does that say about you?

Barry Monahan: I prefer panties. What does that say about the both of us?

What basic freedoms are you prepared to give up in exchange for your and your family's safety?

Barry Monahan: I think my family's safety comes before your family's right to privacy.

Due to a breakthrough in technology, it's possible to learn any skill, no matter how complex, pretty much instantly, by uploading the information directly into your brain (yes, like in The Matrix). Unfortunately, you can only do it once. What skill would you learn, and why?

Barry Monahan: Here are two stupid answers to pick from... choose your own adventure: HA, I would learn to fix the machine so that I could use it more than once -- or -- HA, I'd like to learn how to learn by osmosis, so I would have no use for your silly machines.

Not to be morbid, but let's assume that (a) you've died, and (b) you filled out an organ donor card and potential recipients are lining up. Which part of your body do you think will be most sought-after? Are there any bits no-one will want?

Barry Monahan: It's hard for me to believe that I would fill out my organ donor card (although I once filled out a friend's and donated his penis to a gorilla) because I have a few pending plans in case of my death. These are in no particular order of preference. I would like to be petrified and, once the process is completed, put into a garden. Or I would like to be catapulted into a volcano. I would prefer if it was done in one try because recovering my body after a failed attempt could get messy. Or I would like my body brought up in a spacecraft and dropped into orbit. I would then burn up upon re-entering the atmosphere, if possible near the Aurora Borealis.

In response to your question, I would hate to wake up from death to find parts missing and have to hunt down the undead zombie that took my stuff.

There are literally hundreds of euphemisms for masturbation. What's the best one you've heard?

Mike Monahan: Jerkin' The Gherkin'.

Which is worse: downloading an album and burning copies for five friends, or shoplifting one physical copy of the same CD from an overpriced national retailer? Explain your answer.

Barry Monahan: Well, on the surface, they're both fine. What are you going to do? If someone likes what you do enough to steal it, then there's a good chance someone can sell them a bootleg t-shirt outside your show.

A few years ago, anal sex was still taboo; nowadays it's trendy. What will be the next major sexual taboo to fall?

Barry Monahan: I hope it's sex with the elderly. They are our greatest "untapped" resource.

What, in your opinion, is the best book ever written? And why?

Mike Monahan: Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil. Tales of early punks told by early punks.

The USA needs a universal healthcare system. So far, no President has gotten anywhere near implementing one. Why do you think they keep failing? (Bonus: Outline your own plan for universal healthcare in 100 words or less.)

Barry Monahan: Here is the answer. Send every citizen to medical school. The sheer number of doctors would allow people to deliver their own children, perform surgery on each other at home, and make themselves more attractive.

Right this very second, what are you most looking forward to, and why?

Barry Monahan: Lunch, because I'm unusually hungry.

Icebird is a three-piece indie arena rock band formed in Los Angeles. After playing a year's worth of shows and garnering a wide range of audience attention from Los Angeles to New York to Las Vegas, Icebird harnessed their energetic sound into a potent full-length album reflecting their raw live performances. The resulting record, Magnitude, is now available on Flying Squirrel Records.